The last words of Living Colour's "Cult of Personality" are from a famous quote by President Franklin D. Roosevelt: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." This quote is engraved at FDR's monument in Washington, DC. He spoke those works in 1933 as part of his first inaugural, where he introduced his "New Deal."
"All Star" was written as a confidence builder for fans who were bullied for liking Smash Mouth.
Richard Harris, who played Professor Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter movies, had a hit in 1968 with "MacArthur Park."
Lady Gaga is a big fan of horror movies; listen for the names of these three Alfred Hitchcock films in the lyrics to "Bad Romance": Psycho, Vertigo, Rear Window.
"The Battle of Evermore" is the only song Zeppelin ever recorded with a guest vocalist. It features Sandy Denny from Fairport Convention duetting with Robert Plant.
Corinne Bailey Rae's 2006 hit "Put Your Records On" borrows the opening line ("Three little birds sat on my window") from the Bob Marley song "Three Little Birds." Both songs have the same message: Don't worry, because every little thing's going to be alright.
"Coming Home" by Diddy - Dirty Money was originally iwritten for for T.I., who was getting out of prison at the time.
Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.
The country sweetheart opines about the demands of touring and talks about writing songs with her famous father.
Writing great prog metal isn't easy, especially when it's for 60 musicians.
The Def Leppard frontman talks about their "lamentable" hit he never thought of as a single, and why he's juiced by his Mott The Hoople cover band.
The writer of "Rainy Night in Georgia" and "Polk Salad Annie" explains how he cooks up his Louisiana swamp rock.
If you can recall the days when MTV played videos, you know that there are lots of stories to tell. See if you can spot the real ones.